Wednesday - August 15, 2018

Schneider Electric announces CAPP Award Winners

Posted onJuly 21, 2018

Schneider Electric has announced the winners of its 2018 Collaborative Automation Partner Program (CAPP) Awards.

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced the winners of its 2018 Collaborative Automation Partner Program (CAPP) Awards. The annual competition recognises Schneider Electric technology partner companies and individuals responsible for the innovations, achievements and exceptional service that empower industrial and infrastructure customers to turn their process automation investments into the profit engines of their businesses.

Schneider Electric’s CAPP program includes about 50 selected technology partners and more than 250 selected products that complement Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure offerings to build complete automation solutions for industrial enterprises. By leveraging EcoStruxure and CAPP solutions, customers can meet complex business and system requirements with simple, effective and efficient solutions that drive measurable operational profitability improvements, safely.

“When an automation solution needs to be designed and implemented for customers, our CAPP technology partners add the innovative, complementary technologies that enable us to respond quickly to the exact needs and provide all pieces of the automation solutions puzzle,” said Jérôme Firmin, industry CAPP director, Schneider Electric. “As these awards demonstrate, CAPP technology partners, together with our entire ecosystem of partners, including system integrators and distributors, play a key role in bringing the full benefit of Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure offerings to the industrial market.”

The 2018 CAPP awards were presented at a special celebration during Schneider Electric’s annual Global ALLIANCE Partners conference in Cannes, France. Winners of the 2018 CAPP awards include:

In the category “Best CAPP partner in Business Development”: BELDEN Hirschmann, ProSoft Technology for outstanding impact on business growth and opportunities thanks to their industrial communications technology and solutions to improve integration, performance, security and reliability of data communication.

In the category “Best CAPP partner in Collaboration,” two winners: ITRIS for providing software tools for the verification, conversion, documentation and troubleshooting of PLC programs. COGNEX for best-in-class vision systems and deep learning technology to improve production quality and costs.

In the category “Best CAPP technology partner of the year in IIoT solutions”: ACOEM for innovative condition-based maintenance of rotating machines, ensuring that production facilities are maintained operational at the lowest cost.

“We thank the nominees, winners and all CAPP partners for their continued collaboration and commitment to achieving outstanding value and results for our customers,” said Firmin. “Their focus on innovation and technology solutions continues to help our customers drive measurable real-time improvements in the safety, efficiency, reliability and profitability of their operations.”

About Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric is leading the Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation in Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries. With global presence in over 100 countries, Schneider is the undisputable leader in Power Management – Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power, and in Automation Systems. We provide integrated efficiency solutions, combining energy, automation and software. In our global Ecosystem, we collaborate with the largest Partner, Integrator and Developer Community on our Open Platform to deliver real-time control and operational efficiency. We believe that great people and partners make Schneider a great company and that our commitment to Innovation, Diversity and Sustainability ensures that Life Is On everywhere, for everyone and at every moment.